Phil Schiliro, a 1978 Hofstra University graduate who was recently picked by President Barack Obama to help implement the Affordable Care Act, speaks at the Hofstra mid-year graduation. (Dec. 22, 2013)(Credit: Steve Pfost)

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Graduating Hofstra University students wore white ribbons on their gowns Sunday to honor junior Andrea

Hofstra University graduation 2013

5:29 PM December 22, 2013

Graduating Hofstra University students wore white ribbons on their gowns Sunday to honor junior Andrea Rebello, 21, of Tarrytown, who was killed two days before the graduation ceremony in a police standoff with an armed robber.